Ohio police officer who was fired for punching man during traffic stop will get his job back

The Ohio police officer who was caught on video punching a man during a traffic stop last year was unjustly fired, an arbitrator ruled Monday.

Euclid patrolman Michael Amiott was fired last year, two months after he pulled over 25-year-old Richard Hubbard and then punched the man repeatedly after allegedly ignoring orders.

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Hubbard, who was charged with resisting arrest and driving on a suspended license, appeared in court in a neck brace.

Amiott was originally fired two months after the incident. (AP)

Amiott will have to undergo 80 hours of use of force training and 60 to 90 days of field training before being reinstated, according to Cleveland.com. He’ll also go on patrol with a field training officer.

"We appreciate the Mayor's respect for the process and taking this, with the union, through the binding arbitration process with a neutral arbitrator," Euclid FOP Lodge 18 President Dave Trend said in a statement. "We expect that Officer Amiott will do his best to serve the community upon his return."

Hubbard appeared in court in a neck brace. (Dake Kang / AP)

Mayor Kristen Holzheimer Gail said she was “disappointed” by the arbitrator’s decision but accepts the ruling.

Hubbard’s attorney, however, called the decision “dumbfounding.”

"It is a shameful and dangerous message the arbitrator is sending to the citizens of Euclid and Northeast Ohio," Christopher McNeal told Cleveland.com. "This is dumbfounding and I guess it is a sign and time in which the days we live."